Uber Eats cuts driver delivery payouts for the second time in 2 months...in a pandemic!

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Wednesday December 16, 2020 · 3:31 PM PST

2020/12/16 · 15:31

Brought to you by a driver making $2/delivery now

Uber and Lyft spent over $200 million in California to pass Proposition 22 in California, keeping it’s drivers as independent contractors.

So now that Uber spent all that money, they must certainly care about it’s ~~employees~~ contractors, right?

Let’s take a look at base delivery payments to DRIVERS. (Not that line item in your delivery about delivery charges, this is what UberEats pays drivers)

dates	BASE DELIVERY PAY TO DRIVERS per delivery
Pre- Dec 2019	$3.50
Dec 2019	$3.00
Oct 2020	$2.50
Dec 14 2020	$2.00

Note: Pre-2020 research taken from Reddit, I can personally confirm this year’s delivery pay

Note that drivers do get a mileage bonus for trips over 3 miles, at least in Chicago. Hard to tell as they don’t seem to have anything posted as to what the divers actually are making, only for Uber proper. Also, base and mileage fares may vary by market, but this latest one seems to be nationwide.

So, it’s all about the bottom line and trying to earn a profit off the backs of it’s drivers, but they are still on track to lose $1 billion this year.

But hey, they spent money on a really cool celebrity ad campaign too, so there is that.

Author’s Note: Tip your delivery drivers!

The Chicago Transit Authority has called the election! (Or not)

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Tuesday November 08, 2016 · 12:53 PM PST

2016/11/08 · 12:53

CTA - Clinton sign — The Chicago Transit Authority knows what's up!

Fun fact: 12 of the first 13 presidents have Chicago street names (Sorry John Tyler)

There is a Clinton street in Chicago, but it’s named after DeWitt Clinton, who had a role in the construction of the Erie Canal and was a US Senator from New York

The CTA has 2 Clinton stops on the L, one on the Blue line and one on the Pink and Green Lines (transfer station)

On the snazzy new 5000 Series ‘L’ cars there are message boards announcing the stops, as well as audio announcements, and the announcements appear to be foreshadowing the election results tonight, if one was not familiar with the other Mr Clinton.

(Audio and sign — Clinton is Next!)

In any case, at this stop, the doors always open on the Left.

90 Days to go - Trump campaign still has no office in Cincinnati

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Wednesday August 10, 2016 · 2:39 PM PDT

2016/08/10 · 14:39

Cincinnati,style chili, 3-way — Much like eating a Cincinnati chili 3-way, this Trump campaign is a mess.

90 days to go in the swing state of Ohio, and the Trump campaign is just now getting around to opening a campaign office in Cincinnati.

From the Cincinnati Enquire r:

With the presidential election 90 days away, the Donald Trump campaign is scrambling to set up the basics of a campaign in Hamilton County, a key county in a swing state crucial to a Republican victory, a recent internal email obtained by The Enquirer shows.

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What's your favorite way to eat Cincinnati Style Chili?

112 votes Vote Now!

What's your favorite way to eat Cincinnati Style Chili?

Cheese Coney

9 votes

Chili Spaghetti

6 votes

3-way

10 votes

4-way

9 votes

5-way

14 votes

Bowl

4 votes

Never had it, but looks good

32 votes

Never had it, and I don't wanna.

28 votes

GOP Candidate Fathers - Rand Paul Edition

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Tuesday June 30, 2015 · 11:37 AM PDT

2015/06/30 · 11:37

Ted Cruz isn't the only one with a father with crazy ideas, but there has been nary a peep from the media about the latest doom and gloom scenario being pitched by Rand's father, Ron:

ChgoBrad

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Friday May 31, 2013 · 6:16 AM PDT

2013/05/31 · 06:16

So the Illinois House may be voting on marriage equality today. The reason they are able to even have the vote today has its roots back in 2006, when myself and many volunteers kept a referendum to enshrine discrimination into the Illinois constitution off the ballot.

ChgoBrad

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Friday April 23, 2010 · 1:48 PM PDT

2010/04/23 · 13:48

A trip into the possible future....

(Phoenix, AZ) President Barack Obama was arrested today during a speech in Arizona by a Phoenix police officer with known ties to the birther movement.

The officer arrested Obama based on a law signed in 2010 that requires state and local police to determine the status of people if there is "reasonable suspicion" that they are illegal immigrants and to arrest people who are unable to provide documentation proving they are in the country legally.

Obama, who does not carry citizenship papers on him, and despite being born in Hawaii, was taken in handcuffs to a Phoenix jail for processing.

Scary stuff.

Cokie Roberts, we're waiting....

ChgoBrad

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Wednesday June 24, 2009 · 8:12 AM PDT

2009/06/24 · 08:12

The media really has a short memory span, don't they?

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Which location is more exotic?

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Which location is more exotic?

Buenos Aires, Argentina

40 votes

Kailua, Hawaii

16 votes

Pie, West Virginia

93 votes

BREAKING - IL Supreme Court denies Burris Petition (UPDATED w/ruling link)

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Friday January 09, 2009 · 11:08 AM PST

2009/01/09 · 11:08

From the Chicago Sun-Times:

The Illinois Supreme Court this afternoon denied a writ of mandamus sought by Roland Burris to order Secretary of State Jesse White to affix his signature to Burris' U.S. Senate paperwork. The court said there is nothing in state law that requires White’s signature on the appointment document.

Now what? This appears to effectively put a stop to one of the hurdles that Sen. Reid said is a pre-requisite.

Updated - here is a link to the ruling for you legal scholars to wrap your head around.

McCain - new campaign color of Green? (w/POLL!)

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Tuesday June 03, 2008 · 5:39 PM PDT

2008/06/03 · 17:39

As this political junkie is watching the results, they showed a preview of the room where McCain is giving his speech. It appears that, at least for tonight, all of his signs/backdrops are GREEN.

Has he ceded his normal campaign colors to Obama? From a marketing perspective, (my first major was marketing) I find it interesting that he is pivoting to a new color. Trying to prove he can change, perhaps?

If anyone has a screen grab, I'll go back and add it.

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If John McCain were to change his campaign colors, what color be most appropriate?

59 votes Vote Now!

If John McCain were to change his campaign colors, what color be most appropriate?

Green

1 vote

Yellow

9 votes

Indigo

0 votes

Fuchsia

3 votes

Mauve

1 vote

Beige (bland)

22 votes

White (of course)

17 votes

Mauve

0 votes

Army Green

3 votes

Brass (Army)

1 vote

Ultra Marine

2 votes

Tell the DNC with your WALLET about the Clinton campaign strategy (w/poll!)

ChgoBrad

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Friday March 07, 2008 · 6:30 PM PST

2008/03/07 · 18:30

For the last 2 years or so, I have been giving a recurring monthly donation to the DNC in support of Howard Dean's 50-state strategy.

Then I heard this concerning the possible re-do of the Michigan and Florida primaries:

"We can't afford to do that," Dean said on CBS' "The Early Show," one of several media appearances he made this morning. "That's not our problem. We need our money to win the presidential race."

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Which presidential campaigns or comittees do you currently donate money to?

84 votes Vote Now!

Which presidential campaigns or comittees do you currently donate money to?

The DNC

2 votes

The Obama campaign and the DNC

51 votes

The Clinton campaign and the DNC

1 vote

Both campaigns and the DNC

1 vote

None of the above

29 votes

A Callout to dKos : Help Rove with his Book

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Monday August 13, 2007 · 9:09 PM PDT

2007/08/13 · 21:09

Well, now that Karl Rove is done architecting the permanent Republican majority, he is going to write a book:

From Newsweek

He says he’ll write a book about his time in the White House, prompted in part by Bush’s urging.

In the spirit of bipartisanship that Karl helped to foster *cough*, let's help him with an appropriate title, or suggested chapters for his book. Bonus points for snarkiness.

I'll start off with a few suggestions for chapter/book titles:

*Other Covert CIA Agents I Know
*101 Tips For Accessing Your RNC Email When You Don't Have a Blackberry Signal
*Ignoring a Congressional Subpoena in 10 Easy Steps
*The Short List : The 30 US District Attorneys who Barely Made the Cut
*Diebold and Me : Joined at the Hip
*How to get Underlings to take the Fall
*Executive Privilige: Keeping Congress from the Truth(I think that would be an empty chapter)
*Turd Blosssoming : How to Fertilize and Grow a Unitary Executive Without Leaving a Stench

Comment away!

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Would you buy or read a book from Karl Rove?

31 votes Vote Now!

Would you buy or read a book from Karl Rove?

You must be kidding me!

10 votes

Heck, no!

2 votes

I'd read it and skip to the end to find out if he's thrown in jail.

5 votes

I would go into a major retailer and put the book behind a copy of "Crashing The Gate"

14 votes

The DC vote and the Electoral College

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Thursday March 15, 2007 · 4:11 PM PDT

2007/03/15 · 16:11

I saw that kos wrote about DC getting representation in Congress. In return - Utah gets an extra represantative to "balance things out"

Full text of the original proposal here. (although I don't see a mention of Utah it must have been added in committee)

As this has moved the committees, I got to thinking about the effect this would have on the Electoral College.

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Breaking (in 2011) Obama arrested in AZ!

Cokie Roberts, we're waiting....

BREAKING - IL Supreme Court denies Burris Petition (UPDATED w/ruling link)

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